Sloppy Craft: Postdisciplinarity and the Crafts brings together leading international artists and critics to explore the possibilities and limitations of the idea of 'sloppy craft' – craft that is messy or unfinished looking in its execution or appearance, or both. The contributors address 'sloppiness' in contemporary art and craft practices including painting, weaving, sewing and ceramics, consider the importance of traditional concepts of skill, and the implications of sloppiness for a new 21st century emphasis on inter- and postdisciplinarity, as well as for activist, performance, queer and Aboriginal practices. In addition to critical essays, the book includes a 'conversation' section in which contemporary artists and practitioners discuss challenges and opportunities of 'sloppy craft' in their practice and teaching, and an afterword by Glenn Adamson.

Produced in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's exhibition of the same name, this program explores the evolution of late-20th century ceramics. Using interviews and examples of their works, Ruth Ducksworth, Wayne Higby, John Mason, Ron Nagle, Otto Natzler, Richard Shaw, and Peter Voulkos discuss such themes as Abstract Expressionism, Funk, vessels, form and function, and the debate over the decorative arts versus the fine arts.

Edited by John Pagliaro. Essays by Garth Clark. Foreword by Peter Schjeldahl. Introduction by Ed Lebow.

What distinguishes this from other poetry market guides is the guiding hand of Judson Jerome, who knows poetry equally well from its aesthetic and its business ends. In addition to all the expected features, he adds a coding system for identifying the level and type of submission desired, a welcome time and ego saver. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Series of discussions about the relevance of handcraft in a society largely structured by technology.

Contains "Records in review."